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Red Rock West

  • 1993
  • R
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, and Lara Flynn Boyle in Red Rock West (1993)
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Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter is mistaken for a hitman, but when the real hitman arrives, complications ensue.Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter is mistaken for a hitman, but when the real hitman arrives, complications ensue.Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter is mistaken for a hitman, but when the real hitman arrives, complications ensue.

  • Director
    • John Dahl
  • Writers
    • John Dahl
    • Rick Dahl
  • Stars
    • Nicolas Cage
    • Dennis Hopper
    • Lara Flynn Boyle
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    24K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Dahl
    • Writers
      • John Dahl
      • Rick Dahl
    • Stars
      • Nicolas Cage
      • Dennis Hopper
      • Lara Flynn Boyle
    • 109User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, and Lara Flynn Boyle in Red Rock West (1993)
    Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, and Lara Flynn Boyle in Red Rock West (1993)
    Nicolas Cage, Dennis Hopper, and Lara Flynn Boyle in Red Rock West (1993)
    Nicolas Cage in Red Rock West (1993)
    Lara Flynn Boyle in Red Rock West (1993)
    Dennis Hopper in Red Rock West (1993)
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    Dennis Hopper in Red Rock West (1993)
    Dennis Hopper in Red Rock West (1993)
    Nicolas Cage and Dennis Hopper in Red Rock West (1993)
    Lara Flynn Boyle in Red Rock West (1993)
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    Nicolas Cage
    Nicolas Cage
    • Michael
    Dennis Hopper
    Dennis Hopper
    • Lyle
    Lara Flynn Boyle
    Lara Flynn Boyle
    • Suzanne
    Craig Reay
    Craig Reay
    • Jim
    Vance Johnson
    • Mr. Johnson
    Robert Apel
    • Howard
    Bobby Joe McFadden
    • Old Man
    J.T. Walsh
    J.T. Walsh
    • Wayne
    Dale Gibson
    Dale Gibson
    • Kurt
    Ted Parks
    • Cashier
    Babs Bram
    • Receptionist
    Robert Guajardo
    • Doctor
    Sarah Sullivan
    • Nurse
    Timothy Carhart
    Timothy Carhart
    • Deputy Greytack
    Dan Shor
    Dan Shor
    • Deputy Bowman
    Michael Ruud
    • Red Rock Bartender
    Dwight Yoakam
    Dwight Yoakam
    • Truck Driver
    Peter Kevin Quinn
    • Truck Driver's Buddy
    • Director
      • John Dahl
    • Writers
      • John Dahl
      • Rick Dahl
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Originally, director John Dahl wanted Dennis Hopper to play Wayne Brown, but he insisted on playing Lyle from Dallas. Hopper eventually convinced the producers who were thrilled with the result.
    • Goofs
      When Lyle and Michael are discussing both being in the Marine Corps; Lyle refers to Michael as "soldier" and at the end of the same conversation Micheal calls Lyle, "soldier." It is unlikely that either marine would refer to another Marine as "soldier," but would call him or her "marine", "jarhead", "leatherneck" "devil dog" or even "gyrene" instead.
    • Quotes

      Lyle: [Hitman Lyle from Dallas finds Michael laying down in the middle of the road] What the fuck are you doing?

      Michael Williams: My car broke down.

      Lyle: Where? I don't see a car.

      Michael Williams: It's just over that ridge.

      Lyle: 'Just over that ridge', huh? Well you're one lucky son of a bitch, aren't you? If I hadn't had my brakes just done, I'd be picking your brains out of my radiator. Fuck.

      Michael Williams: Look, I hate to ask you this, but do you think you could give me a ride?

      Lyle: I don't know. You're not dangerous, are you?

    • Crazy credits
      Special Thanks: Mom & Dad
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Jimmy Hollywood/Thumbelina/The House of the Spirits/Major League II/D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Alone in San Antone
      Written by Buddy Cannon & Luke Reed

      Performed by Jeff Chance

      Courtesy of Mercury Records Nashville

    User reviews109

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    Featured review
    9/10
    A Thousand Miles From Nowhere
    Vaguely reminiscent of great 1940's westerns, like "The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre" (1948), "Red Rock West" is a story about conscience, greed, and betrayal. Michael (Nicolas Cage) is a down and out, but honest, young man from Texas who goes west in search of work and money. He finds both, but not in the way he had expected.

    The film's screenplay contains plenty of surprises and plot twists. Excellent cinematography, adroit film editing, and moody western music add tension and suspense. The expansiveness of the big sky country provides a wonderful setting. And the acting ranges from good to excellent, with great performances from Dennis Hopper and J.T. Walsh. Dwight Yoakam's specially recorded country/western song provides the film with a strong finale.

    Correctly labeled as neo-noir, "Red Rock West" strikes me as being something else, as well. The plot is full of amazing coincidences and improbable timing, so much so that others may regard the screenplay as flawed. Ordinarily, I would agree. In this case, however, when combined with the moody atmosphere, and the fact that the small town of Red Rock seems almost empty of normal daily life, the coincidences and unlikely timing suggest a story that, beyond "noirish", is ... surreal. It's almost as if fate deliberately intervenes with improbable events so as to force Michael to come to grips with himself. From this point of view, the coincidences are not script flaws at all. They are necessary plot points in a nightmarish story of a young man who must confront his own demons ... disguised as other characters.

    All we need here is Rod Serling, in a postscript, explaining, in his always clearly enunciated voice, that ... a young man, searching for himself, stops in a small, almost deserted town a thousand miles from nowhere. It's his final layover in a journey to ... the twilight zone.
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    • Sep 25, 2005

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    • Release date
      • May 14, 1993 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sát Thủ Hờ
    • Filming locations
      • Willcox, Arizona, USA
    • Production companies
      • Propaganda Films
      • PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $8,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,502,551
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,562
      • Jan 30, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,502,551
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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